2014-15 Upper Deck Lettermen
Upper Deck is ready for another exciting season of collegiate-themed basketball card products and they will kick things off in November
with the release of 2014-15 Upper Deck Lettermen.
Boasting an average of two autographs per box, at least one of the signatures pulled will be a highly-coveted Lettermen Autographs
featuring either an up-and-coming rookie such as Doug McDermott or Shabazz Napier or an established veteran
from a lineup boasting such legends as Michael Jordan or LeBron James.
Let’s learn more about this highly-anticipated product after the jump.
Memorabilia cards will be seeded once or twice per box and Upper Deck managed to put together an assortment that will appeal to collectors.
Home Court Stars (1:15 packs) lead off the parade and will be joined by Monumental Logo Patches (numbered to 50 or less),
Championship Banners (numbered to 125 or less)
and Retired Numbers (numbered to 99 or less) cards that feature specially-created patches for this product.
There will also be tough-to-find autograph parallels for the Home Court Stars and Retired Numbers set.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... 950&type=3The best set itself is small, but it will be packed with star power as there are 50 veteran cards
and 30 Premier Rookies numbered to 999 copies each.
There will also be a strong assortment of parallel cards dropping six times per box and they will be limited to 499 or less.
The letterman tradition is one of the longest standing honors in American colleges.
2014-15 Upper Deck Lettermen Basketball takes the signed letter concept and develops an entire product around it.
Each hobby box has a pair of signed cards including one Lettermen Autograph.
Collectors can also expect to find at least one memorabilia-focused insert and a handful of numbered parallels.
The focal-point Lettermen Autographs have been around in different forms for a while now.
These use manufactured letter patches, similar to those you'd find on the back of a jersey, and add a signature.
In the past, Upper Deck has had athletes sign on the patch. They've also done cards where the autograph is on an acetate overlay.
It appears that these are done on the frame of the card. Rookie Lettermen are numbered to 65 or less.
Legendary Lettermen, which include Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, are numbered to 50 or less.
Most memorabilia cards take a manufactured relic approach. Championship Banners (#/125 or less)
and Retired Numbers (#/99 or less) have commemorative banners embedded in them.
Both come with autographed versions. Other premium memorabilia-themed inserts include
Monumental Logo Patches (#/50 or less), Home Court Stars (1:15 packs) and Home Court Stars Autographs (1:63 packs).
The 2014-15 Upper Deck Lettermen base set has 50 base cards and 30 Premier Rookies (#/999).
Boxes have a total of six parallels numbered to 499 or less. Veteran parallels come in Blue (#/249),
Silver (#/15) and Gold (#/5). Rookie parallels are Blue (#/499), Silver (#/99) and Gold (#/10).
The three color parallels are also present in the base autographs set.
http://www.beckett.com/news/first-look- ... lettermen/Estimated Release Date :
10 Décember 2014 http://www.cardboardconnection.com/2014 ... ball-cardsProduct Configuration : 10 packs per box, 4 cards per pack
Price Point : Mid-End Basketball Card
Target Audience : Autograph Collectors, College Basketball Fans
2014-15 Upper Deck Lettermen Basketball Box Break :
1 Lettermen Autograph
1 Additional Autograph
1 Relic/Memorabilia Card
6 Numbered Parallels
40 Total Cards
Configuration :
10 Packs per Box
4 Cards per Pack
Box Break :
2 Autographed Cards
1 Memorabilia Card
6 Base Parallels #'d to 499 or less
Content Highlights : (All content listed is an average based on the entire production run)
Get two (2) autographs inside every box!
Includes one (1) Lettermen auto from rookies and legends like :
Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Paul George, Aaron Gordon, Doug McDermott,
Elfried Payton, Shabazz Napier, Glenn Robinson III, Nik Stauskas, Dario Saric, Zach LaVine, TJ Warren,
and many more!
At least one (1) Memorabilia Card per Box!
From Unique Inserts Like :
Monumental Logo Patches (#’d to 50 or less)
Collect all the patch pieces to create an oversized logo!
Championship Banners (#’d to 125 or less)
Retired Numbers (#’d to 99 or less)
Home Court Stars (1:15)
Look for logo variations!
Six (6) base card parallels #’d to 499 or less per box
Includes Blue, Silver, and Gold parallels!
Product Breakdown :
Autographed Cards (2 per Box) :
Rookie Lettermen (#’d to 65 or less!)
Legendary Lettermen (#’d to 50 or less!)
Veteran Blue Auto Parallel (1:60)
Veteran Silver Auto Parallel (# to 3)
Veteran Gold Auto Parallel (# to 1)
Rookie Blue Auto Parallel (1:22)
Rookie Silver Auto Parallel (# to 15)
Rookie Gold Auto Parallel (# to 5)
Championship Banners Auto Parallel (# to 99 or less)
Retired Numbers Auto Parallel (# to 5)
Home Court Stars Auto Parallel (1:63)
Memorabilia Cards (1-2 per Box) :
Monumental Logo Patches (#’d to 50 or less)
Championship Banners (#’d to 125 or less)
Retired Numbers (#’d to 99 or less)
Home Court Stars (1:15)
Inserts and Parallel Cards :
Veteran Blue Parallel (# to 249)
Veteran Silver Parallel (# to 15)
Veteran Gold Parallel (# to 5)
Rookie Blue Parallel (# to 499)
Rookie Silver Parallel (# to 99)
Rookie Gold Parallel (# to 10)
Base Set :
Regular Cards – 50 cards
Premier Rookies – 30 cards (#’d to 999)
